Auld Whiskey Bar at the BridgeMy chums and I often go out on the spree,
When we hae an odd shilling we let it go free.
Each [...]

Poem - To a Lady in KilreaMorning brings us many a flower,
All delightful to the eye,
Trees and shrubs of dewy grandeur
In the rays sunshine lie.
Lovely though [...]

Somme Flanders Verdun Poem: The Wounded SoldiersIt’s of the wounded soldiers,
I pen you this lament;
Their King and Country called them,
And proudly off they [...]

Poem Kilrea Railway Station BridgeKilrea Railway Station Bridge Poem
The demolition, in the late 1950s, of the bridge at Kilrea Railway Station caused much regret [...]

Kilrea Fire Station CrewKilrea Fire Station Crew in 1950s

Rectors at Tamlaght O'Crilly Lower Church
Rectors at Tamlaght O’Crilly Lower Church
The Tamlaght O’Crilly parish was largely settled in the plantation era by English settlers. But [...]

Poem - The Clady River by Harry ArmstrongThe Clady River
By Harry Armstrong
I have been to Derry City, that proudly strides the Foyle
I have walked over Dublin’s Liffey, [...]

Photo of Sammy Simmons, Chesney, Aicken
Portglenone Stores – Aicken, Chesney, Simmons
Here is a lovely old photograph of Main Street in Portglenone, most likely taken in [...]

Henry Lynn Poem - Banks of the CladyHenry Lynn poem from 1937
The Banks of the Clady
Around the banks of Clady, a lovely place to dwell,
With banks [...]

Earliest Photo of Tamlaght O'Crilly Lower ChurchEarliest Photo of Tamlaght O’Crilly Lower Church
I recently came across this very old photo of Tamlaght O’Crilly Lower church (the [...]

Drumoolish Bridegroom Accidentally Shot DeadDrumoolish Bridegroom Killed after Wedding
An inquest was held in the National School House of Innisrush, on Monday the 8th December [...]

Innisrush Flax MillInnisrush Flax Mill
The mill wheel at Innisrush was powered by the waters of the Clady River. This subsidiary ran into [...]

Innisrush signs the Ulster CovenantInnisrush Signs the Ulster Covenant
In September 1912, some 299 locals from in, and around the Innisrush area, signed the Ulster [...]

Player's Cigarettes & John Mulholland of Eden PortglenonePlayer’s Cigarettes & John Mulholland
I recently encountered an old newspaper advertisement for Player’s Cigarettes. It was from 1916. Long since [...]

Kitty of ColeraineKitty of ColeraineColeraine is a town some 30 miles East of Londonderry and 55 miles Northwest of Belfast. The name [...]